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    The Certainty about Domestic Violence Domestic violence sufferers can be found all over the world. According to figures, one in every three females worldwide has been ill-treated physically. The miserable thing is that sufferers of abuse generally have nowhere to consult. Many of these sufferers get blemished for life with rare treatment choices obtainable to them. One such domestic violence sufferer was Sara Corcoran Warner. She has faced many difficulties and every time she tried reporting the…

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    Passive Voice

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    descriptions (Bohner, 2001; Henley et al., 1995), and victim-blaming language in descriptions of rape (Kanekar, Kolsawalla, & D’Souza, 1981). Such expressions may in turn shape whether readers and listeners interpret these acts as voluntary acts of violence against an undeserving victim or as unfortunate experiences that women—at least in part—bring on themselves. (Frazer & Miller, 2008, p.70) Studies show that writers typically prefer the passive voice over active voice twice as often to…

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    The methodical violence against women has become one the most, if not the most important and detrimental issues across the globe. Violence against women involves a multitude of horrendous actions that range from rape and forced marriage, to genital mutilation (FGM) and feminicide. Gender-Based Violence (GBV) affects an unbelievable amount of women every year, according to the World Health Organization, one-third of the world’s women (translated to an estimated 1.140 billion individuals) have…

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    men” (line ten) and “grave men”(line thirteen, stanza five). These men, in Thomas’s eyes, live full and worthwhile lives and are not ready to die, feeling there is more to live for when death approaches. At the time of dying, they will “Rage, rage against the dying of the light” and not “go gentle into that good night” (lines six, nine, twelve and fifteen)**** because their lives were too powerful and effective in different ways to simply go out quietly. Thomas feels if his father chose slip…

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    White Ribbon Case Study

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    White Ribbon organisation is aimed at tackling the domestic violence issue. As their campaign is male led, it recognizes that domestic violence is not just a women’s issue but an issue to both genders, it aims to reduce the prevalence of violence against women (What is White Ribbon?, 2014). The chief executive of White Ribbon, Libby Davis states that “We are working on prevention that is enabling change in attitudes and behaviours that absolutely allows violence to take place in the first place”…

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    comparison is Tyler The Creator, whose Australian tour was cancelled, and was banned from entering the U.K , on the grounds that his music promotes and glorifies violence against women. While there may be some merit to this accusation, would we really let someone with a proven history of physical – not just lyrical – violence against women into the country? The over-celebrated, under-talented, cashed-up…

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    No More Abuse Ad Analysis

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    Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid Foundation launched one of the country’s first campaigns against domestic abuse. The print advertisement was simple, but effective in nature and appealed to both ethos and pathos. The campaign was entitled, ‘No More Abuse’ and debuted in national newspapers on April 17, 2013. The audience targeted by the ad were all members of Saudi Arabia’s society. The goal of the campaign was to facilitate social dialogue about domestic violence. In effect, endorsing pending…

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    Coker collected data base from the National Violence Against women survey. The Study focused on the intimate partner violence based on physical, psychological, or sexual. People studied were from ages 18-65. 29% of the women compare to 23 % of men had experienced either physical, psychological or sexual IPV…

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    people think on violence. With women being the typical victim, they know first hand that domestic violence is not acceptable. Domestic violence is a crime that can and must be punished. Wilson who is the author of When Violence Begins at Home says, “Men who batter do so because they can and it works. Abusive men have received the message that violence against women is acceptable behavior.” Unfortunately, American society has turned a blind eye towards home violence. This is why policy and the…

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    Violence against women has been ongoing issues for a long time. The study shows that women who are black, Hispanic, young and never married with lower family income and education who live in central cities are more vulnerable of becoming victims of violent crime (Bachman 1994). Black women are more likely than white women to experience incidents of violence by acquaintances or strangers ((Bachman 1994; García-Moreno et al. 2014)). Women are more vulnerable to particular types of perpetrators and…

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